2005 Marco Felluga / Russiz Superiore Horus

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  3/5/2019 - TannicBeast Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Italian Wine Scholar Class at the Texas Wine School. 90% Picolit, 5% Sauvignon Blanc, 5% Friulano. Late harvest, with some drying on the vine. Pretty medium (+) yellow with golden hues. The nose is clean, with ripe orange marmalade, apricot, orange blossom, baked apple and almonds. The palate is off-dry to medium sweet, making this really more of an aperitif than a dessert wine. The sugar is balanced by medium (+) to high acidity and by a hint of tannin (probably resulting from 36 months of aging on the lees). The palate is consistent with the nose but with a creamy yet slightly savory finish. The flavor intensity is pronounced and the finish is long. I would pair this with a good Prosciutto di San Daniele and fig antipasto, or with a cheese platter consisting of either aged sharp or gorgonzola dolce-style cheeses. This wine is in a class of its own but may disappoint if one is expecting the botrytis of a Sauterne, or the concentrated appassimento of a Vin Santo, Recioto di Soave or Zibibbo di Pantelleria. It is drinking well now and probably still has a couple years of development.

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  9/26/2014 - Oskiwawa wrote: 92 Points

  Grabbed this as a spur of the moment purchase and glad I did. Really interested wine. Served after a great dinner with cheese and crackers. Chilled but not cold. Wonderful mouthfeel. Palate of apple, orange marmalade and almond. a bit of acidity to balance it out. Great "experience" wine. Not enough acidity for expended cellaring. Recommend to drink over the next 5 years.

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  9/25/2014 - petitblanc wrote: 91 Points

  Orange-amber in color. Pleasing profile of quince, orange, apricot, faint caramel. Not too sweet or heavy despite the low acidity, and the alcohol is in nice balance at 13%. This could have passed for a decent Quarts de Chaume sweet chenin blanc. A vin de paille style from mainly the picolit variety. Nice discovery by Oskiwawa.

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  11/30/2012 - mattyboy_ wrote: 89 Points

  Showed better on day 2. On Pnp, was all wood and almonds. Day 2 showed more nuanced flavors - like marzipan, candied pear, nectarine, sweet oak, vanilla. Very rich, not as fresh as I would hope.

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  6/22/2012 - nzinkgraf wrote:

  7 days in Italy.; 6/16/2012-6/22/2012 (Italy): 95% Late Harvest Picolit. a little botrytis. bunches came in with only 7-10 berries/bunch, as opposed to normally 50/bunch. 2-3 years in barrel wiith batonage.
  Apricot aromas and palate. great acid for a dessert wine. light almond on the palate.

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